Strategy & Leadership

Winner of the 2024 CIO Smart Award, Aveena Mothilall is charting her own path and giving back in a different way. Although she has moved on from her CIO days, she continues to fuel the success of many career paths through her passion for tech and youth development.

Wits CIO and proud farmer Dr Stanley Mpofu believes in building his team and giving back. His exceptional people and project leadership skills were recognised at the 2024 CIO Awards, where he took home the prestigious CIO of the Year and IT Project of the Year awards.

Award-winning Bidvest Bank CIO Nomonde White-Ndlovu had her hands full, literally, when she walked away with three awards at last year’s CIO Awards - best high performance team; best strategy & leadership; and, the title of 2024 Young CIO of the Year.

CIO South Africa caught up with Thuto Masasa, partner and national head of advisory at BDO South Africa, for insights into the qualities this year’s CIO Awards judges kept a close eye on.

CIO South Africa’s Principal Partner, Entelect, will hand out the Strategy & Leadership Award at the second annual CIO Awards on 12 November.

At the 2024 Executive Day, attendees discovered that true connected leadership hinges on having clear, unified goals and accountability across the board.

Following the success of the 2023 trifecta of CIOs, CFOs, and CHROs, South Africa’s top executives will once again gather to discuss the power of connected leadership